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「人類皆征服」 (Jinrui Kai Seifuku)
“Conquer All Humans”
Boy meets little girl. Little girl wants to conquer the world. Boy joins little girl. Tanks get blown the $@&% up. This show is ridiculous and interesting, I’m just not sure whether the crazy setup works with the quasi-serious tone.
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「真夏の魔法少女」 (Manatsu no Mahou Shoujo)
“Midsummer Magical Girl”
Mahou Sensou‘s first episode leaves much to be desired. There’s potential, but the series is fighting an uphill battle.
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「File-01 コロンブスの卵」 (File-01 Koronbusu no Tamago)
“File-01: Egg of Columbus”
I love a good mystery and there haven’t been that many lately that blew me away. I’ll definitely stick around to see what’s in store…
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「風間一派だ！」 (Kazama Ippada!)
“Kazama’s Party!”
D-Frag is a zany boke & tsukkomi comedy about one guy surrounded by a lot of crazy girls. Crazy guys too. Pretty much everyone is nuts but the one guy, and so far it’s funny!
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「出会い」 (Deai)
“Encounter”
Christmas is here bright and early for mecha fans this year. Or wait. Is it late? Either way, here were are with another Sunrise original mecha series.
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「多華宮君と炎の魔女」 (Takamiya-kun to Honou no Majo)
“Takamiya-kun and the Witch of Fire”
Welcome to a war between witches. The prize? A “princess” who is just as confused as we are!
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「美月SOS」 (Mitsuki Esuouesu)
“Mitsuki SOS”
Awkward censorship, weird pacing, few explanations, and barely a peep from the main character until 10+ minutes into the episode. If this is how this series intends to continue, it’s not making a great case for itself.
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A round of applause for a successful season. |
Expectations were not terribly high going into YuShibu. In the season preview we gave it a moderate expectation level, thinking it would at least end up as servicable fanservice show. After having watched the entire season, here’s my final summation: It was that and also more. YuShibu is a show with a surprisingly earnest plot, and it had exquisitely animated fanservice as well.
